Simulated daily readout for maintaining nuclear medicine education in residency training amidst declining case volume: evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nucl Med Commun
; 43(11): 1136-1142, 2022 Nov 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2051714
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Simulated daily readout (SDR) is a teaching initiative in radiology and nuclear medicine developed to simulate a resident's experience during periods of case volume reduction. SDR was employed by many training centers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate the perception of radiology residents on the effectiveness of SDR.METHOD:
The SDR was conducted in the nuclear medicine rotations from 2019 to 2020 during the shutdown of the radionuclide imaging facilities using a combination of strategies including case selection, assignment, reporting and feedback. A brief 8-item questionnaire with Likert scale values was completed by radiology residents who participated in the SDR-based nuclear medicine rotations.RESULTS:
Thirty-five of 54 residents returned the questionnaire. The majority of residents affirmed the negative impact of the reduction in case volume on their training experiences and perceived that SDR could alleviate the effects. The SDR strategies perceived as more effective were targeted case selection, in-advanced assignment, verbal interpretation and reporting, and verbal feedback.CONCLUSION:
The radiology residents perceived the SDR as an effective tool to preserve their training experiences. The SDR has the potential to be a useful initiative when teaching centers face the threat of declining case volume.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Internship and Residency
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Nuclear Medicine
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Nucl Med Commun
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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